Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.88/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.78 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$138.88

121 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	140.96	709	106
Small and Medium 1-2	432	131.66	569	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	117.63	663	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $177.90, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

138.88

—

TN average8 barns · 863 hd

130.12

+8.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−67.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,575	90.18	1,420	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	69.63	825	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	64.54	909	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	60.88	641	29
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	79.00	1,228	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,310	82.00	1,074	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.27/cwt	137.00–145.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.76/cwt	122.00–131.00	608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	126.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	128.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	535	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	598	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.60/cwt	142.00–156.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	166.45/cwt	162.50–175.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	183.82/cwt	177.50–190.00	401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	67.52/cwt	62.00–73.00	795	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	172.91/cwt	171.00–175.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.77/cwt	145.00–160.00	712	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	424	127.67/cwt	120.00–135.00	541	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	64.54/cwt	60.00–70.00	909	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	79.53/cwt	74.00–85.00	787	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	77.70/cwt	75.00–82.00	988	8
Bulls	—	—	1,460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	100.60/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,680	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,116	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,185	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,525	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	867.50/cwt	825.00–910.00	9,976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,068.75/cwt	985.00–1,200.00	15,101	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	768.00/cwt	700.00–870.00	8,448	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	16,320	1
Steers	Select	—	1,310	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,074	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,316.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,367	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	60.55/cwt	55.00–66.00	641	28
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,555	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.94/cwt	119.00–128.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	107.97/cwt	105.00–111.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	129.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	477	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.01/cwt	109.00–112.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.40/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.03/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.94/cwt	129.00–140.00	766	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.11/cwt	134.00–149.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	137.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.36/cwt	114.00–119.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.68/cwt	119.00–128.00	705	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	118.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	154.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.68/cwt	123.00–135.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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